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Yukon Coast

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 17 July 2026

Tonight and Saturday.

Wind northwest 15 knots diminishing to light after midnight. Wind light Saturday.

Drizzle changing to scattered showers Saturday evening. Fog patches forming late overnight and dissipating Saturday afternoon.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 17 July 2026
Tonight and Saturday. Over open water seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 17 July 2026
Sunday Wind light.
Monday Wind light.
Tuesday Wind east 15 knots increasing to east 20 late in the day.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 July 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday Special ice warning in effect. 3 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice west of Herschel Island. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts of the coast. Unusual presence of first-year ice in the eastern section today and continuing Saturday. 

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Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 July 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday

Ice Edge

Ice edge is outside the forecast region.

Ice Coverage

Special ice warning in effect.

3 tenths first-year ice except 8 tenths first-year ice west of
Herschel Island. Consolidated rotten first-year ice along parts of
the coast.
Unusual presence of first-year ice in the eastern section today and
continuing Saturday.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Special ice warning in effect

Yukon Coast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 July 2026

Navigators in this marine area should be on the lookout for hazardous ice conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Please refer to the latest ice forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 AM MST 19 November 2025 Today Tonight and Thursday At 1200 UTC Wednesday trough located on a line east-west over
northern Arctic Coast of Alaska.
By 0000 UTC Friday trough located from 69N 160W to 65N 128W.

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